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Briefs: Energy
This type of energy source could be the basis for robots that seek out and “eat” metal, breaking down its chemical bonds for energy like humans do with food.
Technology Leaders: Energy
Low-power radio design is enabling new connected IoT products for consumer, commercial, industrial, and medical markets.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The capacitor could enable a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
The method slashes battery testing times — a key barrier to longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles.
Briefs: Materials
The coating could make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long-lasting for the next generation of electric vehicles.
Briefs: Energy
A wearable energy harvesting device could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Fuse devices enable circuit safety in high-power applications, such as motion control and alternative energy generation, in addition to electric vehicles.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
Briefs: Materials
This process turns carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes with small diameters.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This controller minimizes the burden on the power grid.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The robot is built entirely from smaller robots and can form a robophysical system that can move by itself.
Briefs: Energy
This robot “blood” stores energy, transmits force, operates appendages, and provides structure, all in an integrated design.
Briefs: Materials
A solvent leaches cobalt and lithium for reuse from spent batteries.
Technology Leaders: Materials
As lithium-ion battery production doubles, more viable energy storage solutions are needed.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Potassium-Oxygen Battery Stores Clean Energy
Researchers have developed a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery with a cathode that stores the energy produced by a chemical reaction in a metal-oxygen or metal-air battery. The battery could make renewable energy sources like solar and wind more viable options for the power grid...
Briefs: Energy
A combination of additives shows promise for boosting battery performance in very cold or hot weather.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The nanogenerator also acts as a weather station.
Briefs: Internet of Things
RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Battelle's simple, cost-effective sensor detects the onset of battery faults.
Articles: Automotive
A prototype of the AC 'Biode' battery has been developed at 20W.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Car engines, laptop computers, cellphones, and refrigerators all heat up with overuse. That heat can be captured and turned into energy using a method that produces electricity from heat. The...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Excess heat given off by smartphones, laptops, and other electronic devices contributes to malfunctions and, in extreme cases, can even cause lithium batteries to explode. To guard against...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers have 3D-printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to serve a wide range of applications from making battery materials to screening drug...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
While most cars today run on 12-volt DC batteries, cars in the future will run on 48 volts. This increased voltage could affect ball bearing performance.
Articles: Lighting
Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for Next-Generation Batteries
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a semi-liquid lithium metal-based anode. Lithium batteries made using this new electrode type could have a...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Visualizing Motion of Water Molecules for Liquid-Based Electronics
A high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering technique was used to measure the strong bond involving a hydrogen atom sandwiched between two oxygen atoms. This hydrogen bond is a quantum-mechanical phenomenon responsible for various properties of water, including viscosity, that...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
High-Temperature Dielectric Nanocomposite
A nanocomposite was developed that could be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage, and electric devices. The nanocomposite combines one-dimensional polymer nanofibers and two-dimensional boron nitride nano-sheets. The nanofibers reinforce the...
Briefs: Materials
Lithium-air batteries are poised to become the next replacement for currently used lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles, cell-phones, and computers. Lithium-air...
Briefs: Energy
Today's lithium-ion batteries use cathodes (one of the two electrodes in a battery) made of a transition metal oxide. Batteries with cathodes made of sulfur are considered a...
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Blog: Energy
A Proof‑of‑Concept Quantum Battery
Blog: Design
Reciprocal Energy: A New Model for Grid-Friendly Data Centers
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions
Quiz: Manned Systems
How Much Do You Know About Aircraft Safety?
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
This New Quantum Sensor Measures 3D Direction of RF Electromagnetic Fields
Blog: Design
Brain-Inspired Memristors Could Slash AI Energy Use by 70 Percent
Webcasts
Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for Tight-Tolerance...
Editorial Webinars: Defense
High-Speed Connectivity for Next Generation Aerospace & Defense Systems
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Electronics Digital Twins: From Concept to Scalable Platform
Webinars: Software
Architecting the Future: Why Systems Engineering is the Backbone of SDVs
Webinars: Automotive
Engineering Fluid Conveyance Systems for Alternative Fuel On-Highway Vehicles
Editorial Webinars: Materials
Next-Generation Materials for Medical Devices: From Smart Polymers to...
